No-No Becomes "Oh No" For Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 7:58 PM PDT
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A beautiful beginning for the Dodgers ended up with an ugly, frustrating loss, as the Nationals pushed across a run to win in the ninth inning, 5-4. Missed opportunities both in the field and at the plate led to the loss, and the Orlando Hudson even got hurt, playing in his first game in four days.
A hanging curve by ended the Chad Billingsley feel-good story of the night, as Ryan Zimmerman hit a three-run, game-tying home run to break up Billingsley's no-hitter. Billingsley was electric tonight, finishing with nine strikeouts, five of them looking, made all the more memorable by the emphatic calls by home plate umpire Tom Hallion. Billingsley did walk four, including two in the sixth before Zimmerman's tying blast, but overall he looked great. He had good command of his fastball, and outside of that one pitch to Zimmerman, Billingsley pitched a gem.
A tied game in the later innings figured to favor the Dodgers, with their superior bullpen, but the eighth inning is where it started to head south for the Dodgers. With Cristian Guzman on first base and nobody out, George Sherrill induced a pop-up to left centerfield. The ball should have easily been caught by Matt Kemp, but Kemp and Manny got confused and the ball dropped between them. One out later, Elijah Dukes hit an easy double play ball up the middle. All Hudson had to do was step on second and through to first to end the inning, but O-Dog rushed the throw and threw wildly to first. As James Loney came off the bag to retrieve the errant throw, Guzman scampered home from second (hat tip to El Lay Dave) with the go-ahead run.
Hudson led off the ninth with an infield single, but tripped over Dunn as he crossed first base. Hudson fell to the ground, hard, and had to leave the game. Post-game reports said Hudson jammed his left wrist, and is day to day. The Dodgers loaded the bases with nobody out, and scored the tying run when Christian Guzman threw wild to home plate on a grounder by Ronnie Belliard.
The game was now tied, the bases were still loaded, and the meat of the lineup was due up. All the stars seemed aligned to getting George Sherrill his first win as a Dodger, which would have made him the club-record 22nd Dodger to get a win this season. However, Andre Ethier struck out, Manny grounded out, and the birthday boy Matt Kemp lined out to end the inning and the threat. Ethier, Ramirez, and Kemp combined for no hits in 12 at-bats, with three walks on the night.
James McDonald came in to pitch the ninth inning, and was greeted by a leadoff single by Justin Maxwell. A sacrifice and an all-too-easy steal of third base led to a precarious situation. Jorge Padilla walked, then Pete Orr lifted a flyball to medium-deep right field. It looked to be a sure game-ending sacrifice fly anyway, especially with Ethier retreating on the ball, but it seemed fitting with all the late sloppiness that the ball bounced off Ethier's glove for an error, and a Dodger loss.
Despite the tough loss, Billingsley's outing was encouraging. That seems weird to say in an outing when Billingsley's went up from 4.05 to 4.07, but he was dealing. He's close to being back, which is good news. A weird night deserves a weird stat: Billingsley is the 15th LA Dodger ever to give up three or more runs while giving up one or less hits.
Vicente Padilla faces J.D. Martin tomorrow night in the series finale.
Magic Numbers
To win NL West: 6, but really 5 (Rockies lost to the Padres 6-3)
To clinch a playoff spot: 2 (Braves beat the Mets 5-2, and the Giants beat Arizona 5-2)
WP - Saul Rivera (1-3): 2 batters, 2 outs
LP - James McDonald (5-5): 0.1 IP, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 walk
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DuranLA#Dodgers are perfectly fine. Fans don’t need to worry. But blaming Eric Collins? Sureabout 1 hour ago from twidroid
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh
Well, it’s better we lose like this September 23 than OCTOBER 23.
by Seanny Rotten on Sep 23, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good perspective.
For those who don’t know, October 23 is the schedule date for Game 6 of the NLCS
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
I’ve been watching too much baseball for too long to get too bent out of shape over ONE GAME.
And that’s for me, I did not know 10/23 is game 6 of the NLCS. Talk about a wild stab in the dark!
by Seanny Rotten on Sep 24, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brad Lidge just blew his 11th save
and notched his 8th loss. Haha!
by Seanny Rotten on Sep 23, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hahaha PHAIL!
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 23, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That really is from penthouse to outhouse
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hes become eric gagne post 2003
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 23, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah 04 actually
i was going to say a few years later he sucked
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
argh
oh well i guess
nats can certainly use some confidence these days haha
phillies, and cards lost
rockies losing 6-2
this is grrrrrrrrreat
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 23, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So far the Andre Ethier error in the 9th is the game story over what Chad did today in the L.A. Times and AP report.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That ball was a game-winning SF if Ethier catches it
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but what if the runner trips and breaks his ankle and can’t make it to home plate?
never thought of that did ya!
by Bluetrek on Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hudson was already out of the game :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
zing
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is a moral victory dammit.
I would be annoyed if the ‘Chad Billingsley is struggling again’ story popped up tonight.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to do that with just one hit given up even for TJ or BP
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
expect a plascke column tomorrow
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What error
he had no play, he was backpedaling, you couldn’t throw out Mike Scoscia if you are back pedaling.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Technically he was given an error on the non-catch
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It has to be scored an error, allowing Orr to reach first safely.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although Orr is credited with an SF.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a reason you play a certain depth in that situation
it is a given that if you have to go back, it is pointless.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. Which is why any story that focuses on the error would be stupid.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The KCAL ad to the right has this headline:
Billingsley Falters In 6th; Dodgers Lose 5-4
by mwhite06 on Sep 23, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that headline is in some sense true, but not the biggest reason they lost.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's manipulation
The media WANTS YOU to hate Bills because he’s not in his early season form.
by PHAT JULIO on Sep 23, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t want to toot my own horn, but my headline is more representative of the game, despite the factual truth of KCAL’s
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I believe “I don’t want to toot my own horn” were David Carradine’s last words
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should hire you as the headline writer
you have a gift in that area. I always have a hard time trying to be clever.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“It’s a fine line between clever and stupid.” – Spinal Tap
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did love the catch by Loney on Zimmerman
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Should you say “Guzman scampered home from second with the go-ahead run”? That’s the weirdest part.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i have a feeling rolex=bill plascke
"That is not how you play the game!!!" -Jack in the Box
by shaqfor3 on Sep 23, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The steal on 3rd was shocking.
You’d think one of them would be semi-covering 2nd or 3rd to catch anybody on any pick off attempt.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he caught the Dodgers napping
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Castro fell asleep
and Martin should not have let him pitch until someone had dogged him back. He’s the one who can see the whole field.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So if Orlando Hudson is really hurt
and has to miss the rest of the year, it will be the 3rd year in a row he has not been able to finish the season. How strange is that?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The wrist injury was supposed to be career threathening.
So I figure for Hudson, everything after is gravy.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he made a lot of gravy this season.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ultimately, that is the actual biggest story of the game.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there any doubt
Now you know why the Dbacks did not want to resign him. He plays well all year, a great clubhouse guy, but every year he injures his wrist on freak plays and misses the end of the year and playoffs. If there’s any consolation, you bench depth will more than fill in for your loss. Last year, Odog’s injury destroyed the Dbacks playoff hopes.
Badgers! Badgers! We don't need no stinkin badgers!
by haas on Sep 24, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they are “freak plays”, shouldn’t one expect that it will stop happening?
by David Young on Sep 24, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rough day at the office
That’s terrible- and ironic- news about Hudson, especially given how Torre had been “resting” him lately, and when he finally plays, look what happens. But on a lighter note, when I heard in the car about Hudson’s errant throw, all I could think was, “Oh boy. I can’t imagine what meercatjohn is writing now!” :)
And though I didn’t see the game, from the sound of it, it seems he pitched great. (I’ll watch the highlights, and lowlights, later.) I can’t believe there are people who have still made up their mind that Garland should be the #4 starter over Billingsley! Again, this is why you can’t rely solely on stats. Just looking at their numbers, there’s not too much difference. But when they both are at, or even near their best, there’s no contest. The #4 starting position is far from settled, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s Billingsley’s to lose, and one bad pitch to a very good hitter doesn’t settle the argument, by any means.
As for the game itself, shit happens in a 162 game season- sometimes 4 or 5 times in one night. natfan88 summed it up best on mlb.com: “Nats fan here — wow, maybe its our ballpark. Man, you guys played like us tonight!”
by sarcastro9 on Sep 23, 2009 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
and I won’t even use stats to agree with you. :)
Hearing Torre’s comments, he wants Chad to succeed because he knows Chad is his best shot over the rest of the options. And I think tonight’s outing strengthened that opinion.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except that the stats do show that Billingsley is the superior pitcher
When you don’t focus on ridiculously small sample sizes like Garland’s last three starts or something like that. Other than that minor point, I agree with you.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scouting will also tell you that Bills is the better pitcher.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So essentially everything tells you Billingsley > Garland. QED.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't on line to give you a hard time until after the game
And I’m not happy about the injury to Hudson. I like the guy, I’ve just always liked the rolly polly Belliard for some bizarre reason.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, I know
it was just funny after my soap-boxed pronouncement of support for Hudson yesterday afternoon, he just kept giving you ammunition by continuously not coming through today- even defensively- while Belliard tore it up the last 2 days!
At any rate, with the poor O-Dog sidelined, I guess it’s a moot point for the moment.
by sarcastro9 on Sep 23, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, the Dodgers homer streak ended.
Slackers.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That is what bothered me the most
I really thought Manny was going slam
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PHAT JULIO
Read this article and it’ll erase any doubts you had that Artest wont make us a better team than Ariza did.
http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2009/7/5/937151/why-the-lakers-dont-need-trevor
by desecrator09 on Sep 23, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The strongest argument there that you are right
Plaschke thinks you’re wrong.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plaschke's an idiot
Hes the one who said we’re a better team if we traded Kobe in 07
by desecrator09 on Sep 24, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh wow- just looked at the Philly box score
Lidge blew ANOTHER save?! Unreal!
by sarcastro9 on Sep 23, 2009 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cards also lost, and the Rockies are losing.
Braves, Marlins, won, and the Giants are winning 1-0 against the D’Backs.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Giants are, for all intents and purposes, irrelevant. I find I’m happier ignoring them completely.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's some crazy wild card implications if the Braves or Marlins win though.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, i agree. don’t we technically want them to win?
by DJDodger on Sep 23, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think the Rockies are going to choke away the wild card. Although the Braves do get a chance to slap around the Nats for quite a few games. The Braves will pass or not pass the Rockies irrespective of what the Giants do.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could see us sweeping them at home and allowing the Braves or Fish to sneak in.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so i was just wondering
if randy wolf has more value in WAR than jorge de la rosa this year
wolf= 3.3
de la rosa = 3.5
wow i thought for sure wolf was far better
by hirambocachica on Sep 23, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In addition to Hudson picking up another $40k tonight with 4 PA (although those final 33 will be hard to achieve), Ethier got PA #650 to achieve his final PA incentive of $50k, to bring his final salary to $3.2m.
http://www.truebluela.com/2009/1/14/720656/dodger-payroll#ethier
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I bet he’d trade that $50,000 for a fly ball in the ninth tonight.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean the one he dropped? kidding :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the one "good" thing about this game
is there were so many goats, so no one person has to lose their confidence about letting the team down:
Kemp- “You take this one Manny- I’m thinking about where I’m gonna celebrate tonight”
Ethier- another walk-off, but not in the usual way; also a well-balanced performance in the top AND bottom of the 9th
Castro- “Oh, I’m in the game now- right!”
Hudson- “I may be in a slump, but they have me for my defense anyw…errr, never mind.”
Furcal- “Sure I’m on first, but I really don’t deserve to be- that was a bad call by the ump.”
Bills- The Pitch
Manny- Enough Said.
It’s really uncanny. Let me know if I’m forgetting anyone or anything.
by sarcastro9 on Sep 23, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would have been nice for Broxton
To get closer to the last incentive he’ll get.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 23, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Morgan just mentioned BABIP
Except he said ‘ball in play’.
Really, that’s one stat the main stream media should and will embrace, since its measuring what they’re always advocating, putting the ball in place.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Chad on the way back
At least going in the right direction, I’ll take that over any victory.
It looks like we are very lucky to have Wolf, Kersh, Kuroda, and now Bills too on the way back after all being out recently.
If I were commissioner, my first act would be to unilaterally move Dunn to the American league. Hopefully O-Dog is alright, I know he’s paranoid about the wrist, but he should be all right, but looks like Belliard will continue to get plenty of playing time.
by Dodger Dude on Sep 23, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Casey Blake still has a tender hamstring. Are we going to see the 2nd coming of Blake DeWitt for the next week
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If we do
I hope DeWitt is playing 3rd and Belliard 2nd. Because as much as I like Belliard he’s not a good 3rd baseman.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 23, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is an interview with Hudson, sounds like he is ok and should be ready to go tomorrow
by Bluetrek on Sep 23, 2009 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
no way in hell is Torre going to play him tomorrow.
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah I know, but its good to hear that it was nothing serious
by Bluetrek on Sep 23, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh, tomorrow's not a day game?
4:05 PM PST?
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Its about an hour flight
I looked into it when I had a crazy idea to follow the team on its way to clinch the division.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 23, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That AP story really is stupid
Here are the first and third paragraphs (emphasis mine):
WASHINGTON (AP)—Andre Ethier(notes) booted pinch-hitter Pete Orr’s(notes) fly to right field in the ninth inning, allowing Justin Maxwell(notes) to score, and the Washington Nationals averted their 100th loss of the season with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
Orr, who was 2 for 13 as a pinch hitter, hit a fly to medium right and the ball bounced off the Ethier’s glove as he backtracked and Maxwell scored. Orr was credited with a sacrifice fly and Ethier was given an error on the play.
If you know he backtracked, then you know that catch or drop is meaningless. Lead with Pete Orr driving home the winning run with a sac fly, and mention the non-catch as an aside.
Wire service stories don’t even run with writer’s names, so they are less credible than blogs, right?
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
True, its not the main story
But it is how the winning run scored.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 23, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is but
The proper way to write the story is to make Pete Orr the subject of the first sentence, then the third paragraph stays unchanged. It would be much better to write it this way:
“Pete Orr’s fly to right field in the ninth inning drove home Justin Maxwell with the winning run, and the Washington Nationals averted their 100th loss of the season with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.”
The hero is Pete Orr. Andre Ethier is an aside.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what I just realized?
The AP screwed up an “Ethier/Orr” situation!!!!
I have to do a blog post about this.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the subject of that sentence
is fly (HT: Mrs. StolenMonkey86). The prepositional phrase “to right field” specifies that it’s not the one on his pants.
To make Pete Orr the subject of the sentence, that would be
“Pete Orr drove home Justin Maxwell with a game-winning fly to right field…”
by StolenMonkey86 on Sep 23, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sir, and the missus, are correct!
And I am chagrined. I botched editing the sentence, but I stand by my general point.
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Dave for inspiring me to write about a post, with an excuse to use “Ethier/Orr”
http://www.truebluela.com/2009/9/23/1052713/how-to-misinterpret-an-ethier-orr
by Eric Stephen on Sep 23, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As an aside, doesn’t one typically “boot” ground balls, not fly balls?
by David Young on Sep 23, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
B9 in colorado
here’s hoping bell doesn’t pull a lidge!!
by DJDodger on Sep 23, 2009 8:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Visibly relieved, Hudson joked with reporters how he tripped over the right leg of first baseman Adam Dunn, his former teammate in Arizona.
“He’s not used to playing first base,” Hudson said, laughing. “Instead of putting his foot, he decided to put his whole leg on the bag, man. Unbelievable. He came over to apologize. I said, ’Dunn, how are you going to put your whole leg, your big donkey leg, on the top of the bag?”
by Tripon on Sep 23, 2009 9:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And I just got back from that one too
And I sat in left field, three seats from the foul pole. Charlie Haeger signed a ball for a kid. Juan Pierre had his socks down an hour before game time. Broxton and Mota were running together. Kuo casually caught a couple balls from batting practice, but thankfully nowhere near the track.
In addition to that one between Manny and Kemp, Willy Harris screwed up a routine fly that bounced in front of him. On both of them, it looked like the ball was blown just slightly off, because I thought Kemp and Harris each had their ball.
The Hudson throw and failure to score with a tie game, nobody out and the bases loaded told the story of the game. That, and Torre sticking with McDonald (I would have gone with Tron if not Broxton). The guy he walked before Orr was 1 for 21 on the year, and it looked like he had to be told that he was supposed to go to first base, like he had never been there before. At that point, you have to wonder a bit, and you’re really thinking you want a K there. And I was looking forward to free baseball.
Billingsley recovered well from being behind in the count a couple times, but walking 4 in 6 innings doesn’t help. Still a quality start. I think I speak for many when I say I can’t wait to see Dodger Blues on tonight’s game.
by StolenMonkey86 on Sep 23, 2009 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"That's baseball man,
that’s just baseball."
Why doesn’t O-dog get more quotes?
by Dodger Dude on Sep 23, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lidge looked like dog poo
and marquis looked worse. the cards had nothing to say with the bat. these are good things.
let’s just hope tonight’s many brain farts can be safely filed under ‘getting it out of their system’.
by stillnotah8er on Sep 23, 2009 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
MLB story just totally ignoring the fact that Ethier was playing too far in to get the ball and just call it a sac fly
“The Nats took advantage of that lapse, scoring the winning run with one out as Justin Maxwell came home on a sacrifice fly to right field by Pete Orr.”
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7120170&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
I agree.
by Dodger Dude on Sep 23, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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